VALUES & BELIEFS

Hilltop Academy Values

  • Personalize every learner's journey: We commit to self-driven, holistic learning that honors the individual.

  • Cultivate joy, happiness, and success: We design learning experiences that foster emotional and academic fulfillment

  • Build durable human skills: We nurture compassion, creativity, grit, collaboration, problem-solving, and agency

  • Prioritize wellness: We protect and promote the well-being of every member of our community

  • Embrace and celebrate individuality: We honor all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives in our community

  • Honor each learner's uniqueness: We recognize and support every learner's passions, talents, needs, and learning styles.

  • Connect with nature: We practice and model sustainable practices that reflect our interconnectedness with our nature.

  • Lead through service: We actively engage in giving back and contributing to our local community

  • Design for authenticity: We create meaningful learning experiences and assessments rooted in the real world.

  • Strengthen family and community partnerships: We cultivate deep, two-way relationships with families and the wider community.

  • Shape the future, one leaner at a time: We are driven by the long-term growth, purpose and potential of every Hilltop Hero.

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

~ Paulo Coelho

Hilltop Academy Beliefs

  • All living beings are interconnected.

  • If you inspire the heart, the mind will follow.

  • Every individual is responsible for how the rest of their life turns out- no circumstance, situation, or other person is

  • Every learner has infinite potential to create their dreams and fulfill their purpose

  • Every learner is capable of high achievement

  • The keys to success, happiness, and joy in both learning and life include health and wellness, service, attitude, belief, and compassion

Nondiscriminatory Policy

It is our mission to guard and protect the unique individuality of each member of our Hilltop Community- those we serve and lead and those who lead and serve.

Hilltop Academy Inc. admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial assistance programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. The officers, committee members, employees, and persons served by this corporation shall be selected entirely on a non-discriminatory basis with respect to age, sex, race, religion, national origin, and sexual orientation. It is the policy of Hilltop Academy Inc. not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical disability, veteran status, political service or affiliation, color, religion, or national origin.

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P.O. Box 24, West Suffield, CT 06093

Our Mission

Forging a powerful, innovative, and transformative model of education that emboldens and prepares students for life, college, service, trade, and/or career through natural and holistic, simplistic yet rigorous, relevant and engaging learning practices and through the strong ties we build with our families and communities.

Our Vision

Opening opportunities and access for students, families, educators, and communities to experience our model of education which honors the hero in every child on their chosen pathway to a life of purpose.

Hilltop Academy Inc. is a nonprofit, 501(C)3 organization. All proceeds and donations support our tuition assistance and educational programming.

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